Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners are specially trained nurses and nurse practitioners who fulfill the dual role of treating victims of sexual assault and collecting evidence for possible use in prosecuting the assault.

31, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Emergency Nurses Association congratulates the House of Representatives and Senate for including language in the National Defense Authorization Act that provides for the increased presence of sexual assault nurse examiners in the military to treat victims of sexual assault and ensure that forensic evidence is properly collected.

As sexual abuse/assault investigations often involve the use of sexual assault nurse examiners and specialized equipment, even the larger facilities may not have the necessary resources to conduct forensic examinations.

Contract awarded for to assist with the cost of examinations by sexual assault nurse examiners sane for female adolescent and adult victims of sexual assault who meet examination criteria regardless of police reporting status and to support the timely analysis of the evidence collected during these examinations.

Under Senate Bill 1191, any hospital with an emergency room must have physicians and nurses trained in a basic level of forensic evidence collection - a standard still less rigorous than that required for the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners that most primary care centers have.

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